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Japan's oldest person dies at 116

Photo taken in Kashiwara in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on June 30, 2022, shows 115-year-old Fusa Tatsumi, who became Japan's oldest person when a 119-year-old woman died in April 2022. Tatsumi died on Dec. 12, 2023, at age 116.

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Takahama nuclear power plant in Japan

File photo taken on Dec. 12, 2022, shows the No. 3 (L) and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama, central Japan. The No.4 reactor was automatically halted on Jan. 30, 2023, after an alert went off warning of a rapid decrease in the number of neutrons within the unit.

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Scene in Kyiv

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2022, shows dimly lit condominium buildings in Kyiv following Russian missile attacks.

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Gymnastics exhibition

Two-time Olympic all-around champion Kohei Uchimura performs in a gymnastics exhibition event in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2022.

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Gymnastics exhibition

Former Olympic gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (2nd from L) and Kenzo Shirai (3rd from L) perform in a gymnastics exhibition event in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2022.

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Gymnastics exhibition

Two-time Olympic all-around champion Kohei Uchimura performs in a gymnastics exhibition event in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2022.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 30, 2022.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 30, 2022.

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Ex-S. Korea Pres. Lee Myung Bak returns home

Former South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L, facing camera), who had been serving a 17-year sentence for embezzlement and bribery since 2020, meets the press in front of his house in Seoul on Dec. 30, 2022, as he returns home after being granted a special pardon for poor health.

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Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Akane Yamaguchi plays Aya Ohori en route to winning the women's singles final at the national badminton championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo.

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Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Akane Yamaguchi acknowledges the crowd after winning the women's singles final against Aya Ohori at the national badminton championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo.

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Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Akane Yamaguchi poses with the gold medal and the trophy after winning the women's singles final against Aya Ohori at the national badminton championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo.

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Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Former world No. 1 Kento Momota plays Kenta Nishimoto en route to winning the men's singles final at the national badminton championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo.

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Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Former world No. 1 Kento Momota plays Kenta Nishimoto en route to winning the men's singles final at the national badminton championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo.

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Badminton: Japan national c'ships

Former world No. 1 Kento Momota celebrates after winning the men's singles final against Kenta Nishimoto at the national badminton championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo.

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Japan Komeito party head visits S. Korea

Japan's Komeito party head Natsuo Yamaguchi (2nd from R) visits Odusan Unification Tower in Paju near Seoul, an observatory overlooking the border of North and South Korea, on Dec. 30, 2022.

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Japan Komeito party head visits S. Korea

Japan's Komeito party head Natsuo Yamaguchi visits Odusan Unification Tower in Paju near Seoul, an observatory overlooking the border of North and South Korea, on Dec. 30, 2022.

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Final trading day at Osaka Exchange

Japanese pro golfer Yuna Nishimura rings the bell at the Osaka Exchange at the end of the year's final trading day on Dec. 30, 2022.

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Final trading day at Osaka Exchange

Japanese pro golfer Miyuu Yamashita rings the bell at the Osaka Exchange at the end of the year's final trading day on Dec. 30, 2022.

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Pritzker prize-winning Japanese architect Arata Isozaki

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2022, shows Tsukuba Center Building in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki. The 2019 Pritzker laureate died on Dec. 28, aged 91.

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Final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida rings the bell at the Tokyo Stock Exchange at the end of the year's final trading day on Dec. 30, 2022.

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Final trading day at TSE

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida rings the bell at the Tokyo Stock Exchange at the end of the year's final trading day on Dec. 30, 2022.

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Year-end shopping in Tokyo

People shop on the Ameyoko street in Tokyo's Ueno area on Dec. 30, 2022, ahead of New Year's Day.

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Year-end shopping in Tokyo

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Dec. 30, 2022, ahead of New Year's Day.

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Tokyo's Asakusa area ahead of New Year

People flock to the Kaminarimon gate in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Dec. 30, 2022, ahead of New Year's Day.

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Year-end shopping in Tokyo

Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo's Asakusa area is crowded with people on Dec. 30, 2022, ahead of New Year's Day.

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Tokyo stock market's last trading day of 2022

A financial data board at the Tokyo Stock Exchange shows the closing price of the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average (R, top) on the final trading day of the year on Dec. 30, 2022, down 9.4 percent from Dec. 30, 2021, for the first yearly fall in four years.

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Tokyo stock market's last trading day of 2022

A financial data board at the Tokyo Stock Exchange shows the closing price of the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average (upper R) on the final trading day of the year on Dec. 30, 2022, down 9.4 percent from Dec. 30, 2021, for the first yearly fall in four years.

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Speed skating: Japan national c'ships

Momoka Horikawa celebrates after winning the women's 5,000-meter event at the speed skating national championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at YS Arena Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in a national record of 7 minutes, 1.52 seconds.

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Boxing: Ioka and Franco ahead of title unification bout

WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka of Japan (L) and WBA titleholder Joshua Franco of the United States pose for a photo in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2022, as they attend the weigh-in for their title unification boxing match on New Year's Eve.

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Speed skating: Japan national c'ships

Momoka Horikawa competes en route to winning the women's 5,000-meter event at the speed skating national championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at YS Arena Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in a national record of 7 minutes, 1.52 seconds.

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Speed skating: Japan national c'ships

Momoka Horikawa competes en route to winning the women's 5,000-meter event at the speed skating national championships on Dec. 30, 2022, at YS Arena Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in a national record of 7 minutes, 1.52 seconds.

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Japan tightens travel restrictions for travelers from China

Passengers from Shanghai arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2022, with a notice board (L) seen showing the Japanese government's new travel restrictions requiring all air travelers from mainland China to take an antigen test upon arrival. The tightened rules, effective the same day, came in response to a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases after the Chinese government eased its strict antivirus measures earlier in the month.

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Pritzker prize-winning Japanese architect Arata Isozaki

Photo taken on Dec. 30, 2022, shows Art Plaza (the former Oita Prefectural Library) in Oita, southwestern Japan, designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki. The 2019 Pritzker laureate died on Dec. 28, aged 91.